The Unbearable Lightness of Being: A Novel242 reviews Milan Kundera Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 1999 great + I lived in this book those days + Mystical Love + great but not the best             Blindness (Harvest Book)349 reviews Jose Saramago Harvest Books, 1999 an excellent choice + Scary story that feels could really happen well, what can I say more? I'm just a very big fan of this unique portuguese writer... I just loved it...             Shogun303 reviews James Clavell Dell, 1976 Step Inside Feudal Japan + Good stuff + A Classic Epic of Breathtaking Scope + Loosen the Jesses on the Falcon of Your Soul! + An old favorite...             The Memoirs of Cleopatra: A Novel262 reviews Margaret George St. Martin's Griffin, 1998 A Profound and Stunning Work of Literature + A little long, but definitely worth it! + Very enjoyable & educational for the most part This book was absolutely spectacular! Margaret George takes you through the life and times of the larger-than-life Cleopatra. I became so attached to the characters in this book that I was actually sad to end it. Alexandria and Rome are brought to life before us--George's prose is so minutely ...             Hiroshima197 reviews John Hersey Vintage, 1989 Satisfaction Guaranteed + Great book + Testament to both man's violence and unselfish nurturing + It might be different if it was written today.... + Highly recommended             The Cairo Trilogy: Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, Sugar Street (Everyman's Library)23 reviews Naguib Mahfouz Everyman's Library, 2001 Great book for a long trip + fascinating saga of Egyptian family + A Window on Another Culture + Intricate and unforgettable + Long, intense and worth every minute             Dhalgren101 reviews Samuel R. Delany Vintage, 2001 Sublime. Superlative. But not for everyone. + Demanding and rewarding for committed readers I just finished "Dhalgren" for the second time. Listen: It's not for everyone. I mean, if you're looking for a tight, linear story in which every loose end is resolved, this isn't the novel for you. Fortunately, there are literally thousands of other novels like that out there. There's only one ...             Snow131 reviews Orhan Pamuk Vintage, 2005 Snow Orhan Pamuk's novel "Snow" is a meditation on Religion, Poetry, Love, Gender relations, and Politics. It is a difficult, challenging work. Although the author himself described "Snow" as a political novel, it is much more. I learned something of Turkey and its politics fron the book, but I was ...             A Dictionary of Maqiao6 reviews Han Shaogong Columbia University Press, 2003 This book takes me back to my home and my childhood + One of the great towns in our literary world... + Poignant, innovative, thought-provoking + May this book find its way to many, many readers. + Maqiao Mysteries             In a Dark Wood Wandering/a Novel of the Middle Ages20 reviews Hella S. Haasse Academy Chicago Publishers, 1991 An excellent historical novel + A treasure-find + Lyrical + A classic of the historical fiction genre! + meticulously researched historical epic             Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster1489 reviews Jon Krakauer Anchor, 1999 Utterly riveting, un-put-downable + Mountain Madness + Rare Insight into a Perilous Set of Events + My Favorite Book             The Kite Runner2459 reviews Khaled Hosseini Riverhead Trade, 2004 Specific time, specific place, but timeless and overarching + Something a culturally blind person needs to read- an excellet book. + A surprise + A must read. + a great first novel by an incredibly talented author.             Poland51 reviews James A. Michener Fawcett, 1984 Get a Big Brain + Poland's amazing and unique history in the flesh. + each born with a brick in their left hand and a sword in their right hand + POLAND: MICHENER AT HIS BEST:             Tai-Pan85 reviews James Clavell Dell, 1986 Fantastical good in spite of the fact I didn't really enjoy reading it + :) + Lots of pirate adventures set in Asia + pirates, gold, guns, Hong Kong, glory + Top 5 Book List             Soul Mountain90 reviews Gao Xingjian Harper Perennial, 2001 Wonderful Wanderings of Goa Xingjian + You have to learn to read this book + A journey of one's mind written with subtle religious tenor + a well constructed spiritual and cultural journey + tranquil reflections against a moving, Chinese landscape             Trinity106 reviews Leon Uris Avon, 2006 Understanding One's Irish Heritage + You gotta love being Green + Classic - A Favorite of Many a Man + An Irish Perspective on the Prelude to the IRA + Read it Again as Soon as I Finished it             Watership Down943 reviews Richard Adams Avon, 1976 Great read! + Bunnies and more bunnies + Part fantasy, part children's book, all charming... + Great Story, 70% Good Metaphor             Dreadnought81 reviews Robert K. Massie Ballantine Books, 1992 Dreadnaught + Great for WWI Buffs + Educational, entertaining and highly informative. + An epic of immense proportions.             Foundation (Foundation Novels)338 reviews Isaac Asimov Spectra, 1991 Good for digestion + Wonderful concept + One of the cornerstones of science fiction Great book! First in the series of three novels, all three are worth the read. I read all three in about two and half weeks. It might be interesting to read them in conjunction with Kuhn's Structures of Scientific Revolutions. Every "Seldon Crisis" brings about a "new world". Really fun stuff. ...             The Brothers of Gwynedd Quartet: Comprising Sunrise in the West, the Dragon at Noonday, the Hounds of Sunset, ...16 reviews Edith Pargeter, Ellis Peters Headline Book Publishing, 1990 Ahh, take me back to the grand ole days of Wales + Historical fiction without the cheesiness + Wales Wales - to be born welsh is to be born privileged........ + The Last Pendragon?